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→Coccidia of Cattle
**Endogenous stages in central lacteal of villi and epithelial cells of caecum and colon
**Endogenous stages in central lacteal of villi and epithelial cells of caecum and colon
**Causes [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]] and enteritis
**Causes [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]] and enteritis
**Oocysts are 28x20m
**Oocysts are 28x20μm
**Moderately pathogenic
*''Eimeria zuernii''
*''Eimeria zuernii''
**Endogenous stages in connective tissue of lamina propria of the lower small intestine and in the epithelial cells of the caecum and colon
**More pathogenic than ''Eimeria bovis''
**Causes blood stained dysentry, tenesmus and sloughed mucosa
**Oocysts are spherical and measure 16μm
*Mainly occurs in calves in poor conditions and brought-in calves
*Mainly occurs in calves in poor conditions and brought-in calves